Low Carb Power Balls Recipe

Who loves snacks?? These delicious Low Carb Power Balls should make you pretty happy if you do.

I have discovered that since I’ve started eating low carb/keto, I don’t need the same amount of food I did before. Overall, I eat much less and I’m hardly ever hungry as long as I eat my meals on time. But the truth is, ee all need snacks at some point, despite a reduced appetite.

I like things that are easy to take along in the car, even if I need an ice pack to set them on. Small, bite-sized snacks that are easy to eat on the road.

My friend Becky from WineAndDuctTape.com recently visited me from North Carolina. She told me that she had a snack she couldn’t get enough of. Something she made all the time that was her fall-back snack. Somethings pretty darn similar to these Low Carb Power Balls.

She told me the ingredients and I just sort of took that list and ran with it, eventually reducing it to three, simple ingredients.

I will say that while these Low Carb Power Balls are very good and very filling, they do leave you a little thirsty due to the protein powder. So I always make sure I have my water jug with me when I enjoy these. But honestly, I can see why she’s so obsessed with these things. They are crazy good! I feel like I’m cheating, but I’m actually really on track. I’ve even enjoyed these for dessert! Can’t beat that with a stick!

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the protein powder and peanut butter. Stir until you can knead with your hands without the peanut butter sticking to you. It will turn into a play dough-like consistency. You should have a clean bowl when you are done mixing.

Ball up the dough into balls that are about 1 rounded teaspoon in size.

Freeze for 2 hours.

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper (not wax paper, they are not the same thing.)

Melt your chocolate in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir. If not completely melted, return to the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and repeat until chocolate is completely melted. Stirring is critical to know when the chocolate is really melted. If you don't stir, you will burn your chocolate.

Dip each ball into the melted chocolate and place on a cookie sheet. Return to the freezer until the chocolate hardens.

Transfer to a food-safe storage container and keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Recipe Notes

Please note that the nutrition data below is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Maria – I’m sure you could do it and it would work just fine. But the flavor would definitely be different. Maybe try mixing in a bit of unsweetened coco powder? Just don’t increase the overall measurement of the dry powder. You’d have to combine them. Although I should mention I have not tried this. It’s just a guess.

Jessica – I mentioned it under “Products Used”. I linked it directly to Amazon. That way you can read the full description there. Whey is always good with these sorts of things. I think rice powder is typically much more grainy and won’t give you quite the same texture. Just a guess though as I haven’t tried it.

Loanne – This recipe was developed to use protein powder. I’m not sure that there really is a good substitute in this particular instance only because it’s such a major part of the recipe. I’ll do a little research to see if I can find anything, but I’m thinking a different recipe might be a better option. I’ll see if I can come up with one. 🙂

Excited to try these…..it doesn’t seem to matter what I do I crave a pop of chocolate after dinner. Quick question, I have some vanilla protein powder on hand I need to use up. How much do you think that’d mess with the taste? Should I maybe add some cocoa powder to the PP? Thanks for your recipes!

Allison – I think you’ll be okay. If you do want that extra chocolate flavor, I would back off of the protein powder by about 1 tbsp. and then add 1 tbsp. of unsweetened cocoa powder. Let me know how it turns out!

Courtney – Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy them! I had a real sweet tooth when I first started eating low carb, so I can relate. Thankfully, most days I don’t anymore. I think I just lost the craving after a while. I won’t argue! LOL!

Hi! Thank for the great recipes! Just a quick question regarding these. Is the nutrition info for all 28 or for 1 ball? It didn’t say so I wanted to be sure before I made them & had too many then I should. Can’t wait to make these! Thanks again!!

Anjala – As long as there is no sugar added (just peanuts and salt in the ingredient list), it really doesn’t matter. You can do crunchy or creamy, whichever you prefer. I used creamy simply because I like the texture better.

As a clean eater, I’ve become frustrated with the number of low carb recipes that call for a "box of something" as an ingredient. There are so many FAKE low carb foods out there. I mean, they are low in carbs, but the ingredients often leave me scratching my head.

I may not want carbs, but that doesn’t mean I want to replace them with chemicals and garbage! So I started applying low carb eating to my usual clean eating ways, and so far, it's working great!